MATH PUZZLES

PUZZLE #1

Mr.
Smith went to a shop yesterday where he spent half of his money within
30 minutes. After spending his money he had the same amount (number) of
cents as he had before in dollars and he possessed half as many dollars
as he had before in cents. How much money did he spend?

ANSWER #1 (click to enlarge):

-------------------------------------------------------------------PUZZLE #2Mr.
McGuire asked a police-officer: "Could you please tell me what time it
is?" Officer Clany who was known to like mathematics answered: "If you
add 1/4 of the time from midnight up to now to 1/2 of the time from now
to midnight you have the exact time. So what time is it?